 When they call me Prospect, I'm from the Bronx, born and raised in South Bronx. BX is the brother, you know what it is. I've been rapping since I was like 12 years old, you know what I'm saying? And big puns to do that I grew up with. He was like my cousin's best friend and shit from back in the days. And out of nowhere, I heard it, I heard it, he did it on the radio. And I was bumping like, that's my man, come right there. After I heard that, I got this little tapy hat, you know what I'm saying? And then right here on this block, he's hanging on right now. That's where he was, he come through at. So he came through the block. I was like, yo, what pun I got the new tape you had, you know what I'm saying? I heard your drone right here. So he was like, well, yeah, but the whip, he's like, let me see that. So I'll take the tape out, he was like doing the killer tape. He was like so happy that I had it, and he was like, yo, stay right here. I'm gonna come back through and we're gonna jump some 40s. I want us to chill. I was like, all right, cool. So when he came back through, me, him, Cuban. He got some 40s of shit, you know, he was swimming drunk all night, chillin'. I never told him I was rapping that, but he knew. So he was like, yo, he had some shit. So I just started rapping, whatever. He was like, yo, I like you, I want you to be down with us. So I never really asked him to come in on him. He basically like forced me, you know what I'm saying? He said, yo, I like this shit, I'm gonna take you to Joe today. I was like, you know what I mean? I was like skeptical about Joe, because I heard Joe was like a funny dude. So I was like, I don't even want to meet him, you know what I mean? But he was like, nah, fuck that, I want you to be down with me, fuck that. Then they took me through to meet Joe. I'm off with Joe, you know what I'm saying? Joe was like, whatever, he good. We're working, but he wasn't really convincing. He sounded convincing, you know what I mean? But anyway, point of, you know, kept me with him and we started doing drinks like that. You know what I'm saying? He was doing records, and he heard me on punches. He just wound up, you know, ballin' down, and he didn't fucking give me an issue. And then we just went and kept going. So I got down with the spa and all that memory. So I got down with the terror squad. I was like 17 going on 18. When I was 17, I was like, right, I was getting hard into it. But over here, they had like a, on my man named TUD. He was like an older dude. He was like the head rapper out here, you know what I mean? So I used to do little cybers with dudes and all that. But it was like, he didn't really pay attention to nobody. So it was like, all right, he ever seen y'all whatever TUD was to do, you know what I'm saying? So he's my motivation, you know what I mean? So it was kind of funny, because everywhere else I was rapping besides my hood, he was saying that was nice. I never was getting that props over here like that, you know what I mean? So, you know, I was like, yeah, I think dudes just hate it. So I just went in the lab. So I go in there hard, like, fuck it. I never rhymed over here in the world. Except I'm like, it's here, they're gonna hate me in the CD. You know what I mean? That's when I linked up with money and shit. That's when I thought that we taking the serious ones. I want you to be down just that. That's when I really got in that zone and shit, you know what I'm saying? It was funny, because when I heard he was down, the squad, I felt like they needed a nigga like me. I was like, I'm the perfect nigga for them, you know what I'm saying? So it was just weird, because I thought about it before it happened, and it really happened. That's crazy, when you know a dude, just being a regular dude from the block. My average dude, I ain't hanging, snapping, mad jokes, you know what I'm saying? Playing sports and shit. So it was like counting the way, because you always looked at him as like a regular dude, like. So even when he was like getting big and all that shit, it still didn't feel like that to me, because I wasn't even as a regular dude. But when you just start seeing hands, you know, hands everywhere and you start seeing other rappers and shit praising rappers that he looked up to, the rappers I looked up to. They was praising my man, like he was the greatest. So from there, I started understanding that, you know, my dude is really big right now, you know what I'm saying? So when we started doing the tours, and from the clubs to big stadiums and shit, like 15, 20,000 people, that's when I realized it was real, you know what I'm saying? Going to the awards and all that shit, like limo service, or mansions and you know what I mean? Like that's when I was like, yeah, my dude was just big, you know what I'm saying? This shit was like really crazy right now, you know what I'm saying? Regular homies that everybody looking up to, like they're in there with the world, going to heavy state, can't install on the radio, like, yeah, man, he was really big, you know what I'm saying? But when that shit man, he never looked at it like that, you know what I'm saying? But I didn't see like a wild man over there just standing like a man with a super star, you know what I'm saying? Because he a humble dude, so he doesn't really, his approach was never on those super stars, he's the humble dude or something. Took a while to kick in, but yeah, my dude was big, you know what I'm saying? And then it's like an eight year run, you know what I'm saying? A few type of sport albums, a couple of the big pun albums, a couple of the Fat Joe albums, a couple of the soundtracks and everything, you know what I'm saying? So now I'm here, you know what I'm trying to do? My own thing right now, my independent shit. You see, the game is different, the game changed now, you know what I'm saying? At that time it was more like nice people giving you opportunity, people that try to set you up and shape you into a rapper. But right now the game at a point where the label should spoil you, you gotta already be a made person, you know what I'm saying? Like you gotta let it even know somebody that's famous in the business, or you gotta already have your knowledge of the game where you already got your whole look, your whole movement, the way you're trying to go, where they don't wanna shape you in. They used to shape you into a trainee where you said, now there's no training, you gotta come as a ready project, which the inmates know what you wanna do, and have you in your style, anything down pack, you know what I mean? So, and now you're out and plus a lot of mixed safety, you know what I'm saying? That helps you out a lot too, putting out all the mixed safes, but it's really going to where their place is at, where their fence is at, you know what I'm saying? In your face out there, the more people see you in different states, the more they respect you, cause this game is like, people look down on you, you know what I'm saying? They might look at you like, oh, he's no bummy dude, but when they see you in a few different states, like, this dude's anywhere, you know, he over here in this state, they start respecting you more, you know what I'm saying? So it's like, it's fake, you know what I'm saying? They respect money, man. So, you know what I mean? But anything that's got to be around, man, then you just go hard, man. Whatever you want to do, just go hard, man. What I learned from this game, man, is that this shit is strictly business, man. No matter how many hugs they give you, no matter how many times they tell you, I love you, and I'ma take you, my brother, and I don't believe that shit, man. This is all business, man. They love you when you hot, or when they feel you hot, or when they feel they can use you, you know what I'm saying? When they feel like you not hot no more, or when they feel like you can't, they can't gain that off you, or they can't use you for something, they go their way, you know what I'm saying? This is the whole game. People you do business with, and people that's in the business that show you love when you come through. Yo, what up, momma, yo, yo, yo, yo, love, love. You see them niggas two, three years from now, and your situation changed, and same dudes that was running up to you, showing you hugs and love, and niggas don't even fucking say what's up, you know what I'm saying? Well, put their head down, they go the other way. Dudes, I used to want to give you beats for free, like fucking beats and all you and shit. Same dudes right now, you got an arm and a leg and you get one beat from them, they probably try to charge you 15,000. They try to give you them shit for free at that time, you know what I mean? So, what I'll tell you is the main thing is yo, it's always business, it's never personal, man. So, when niggas make some niggas personal, you're my brother, I love you, don't believe it for one bit. Don't care how good it sounds, you know what I'm saying? Just keep your, the main thing about this business is you gotta be smart with the business, you know what I mean? As far as like the paperwork, the contracts, everything is business, as far as videos, or putting it on the radio, or a feature, or doing it with your writing, your publishing, like everything is business, so really get smart behind the business, man, and you'll really last longer in this game, you know what I mean? But always remember, business never personal, you know what I'm saying? What's pop, man? It's your boy Prospect, man. Prospect, though. Peach of the T, BX is the barrel, man, from BX to Boston, man, you know how I do it. Slab on both sides, man, dude, show me love. I'm holding it down with PSP, the best.com, you know what I'm saying? Dude, get it in, man. Watch out for that, you heard me? Real talk.